Janine
David Bowie * Track #6 On David Bowie (a.k.a. Space Oddity)
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Janine by David Bowie
Release Date
Performed by
David BowieProduced by
Tony ViscontiWrited by
David BowieAbout
A poppy song in which Bowie describes a girl (based on a friend’s girlfriend) who is just a little “too much.” Bowie sings it in a mock-Elvis style. The song was originally slated as the follow-up single to “Space Oddity” but eventually dropped, after which it lapsed into obscurity.
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Janine Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Oh my love, Janine
I'm helpless for your smile
Like a Polish wanderer
I travel ever onwards to your land
And were it not just for the jewels, I'd close your hand
Your strange demand
To 'collocate' my mind
Scares me into gloom
You're too intense
I'll have to keep you in your place
I've no defence
I've got to keep my veil on my face
[Pre-Chorus]
Janine, Janine, you'd like to know me well
But I've got things inside my head
That even I can't face
[Chorus]
Janine, Janine, you'd like to crash my walls
But if you take an axe to me
You'll kill another man
Not me at all
[Verse 2]
You're fey, Janine
A tripper to the last
But if I catch you standing on my toes
I'll have a right to shout you down
For you're a lazy stream
In which my thoughts would drown
So stay, Janine
And we can glide along
I've caught your wings for laughs
I'm not obliged to read you statements of the year
So take your glasses off
And don't act so sincere
[Pre-Chorus]
Janine, Janine, you'd like to know me well
But I've got things inside my head
That even I can't face
[Chorus]
Janine, Janine, you'd like to crash my walls
But if you take an axe to me
You'll kill another man
Not me at all
Janine Q&A
Who wrote Janine's ?
Janine was written by David Bowie.
Who produced Janine's ?
Janine was produced by Tony Visconti.
When did David Bowie release Janine?
David Bowie released Janine on Fri Nov 14 1969.
What did David Bowie say about "Janine"?
In 1969, Bowie explained:
Mmm. This is a bit hard to explain without sounding nasty. It was written about my old mate George and is about a girl he used to go out with. It’s how I thought he should see her.